Canopy cannabis woes drives huge loss at alcohol giant Constellation

Published
October 3, 2019

Constellation Brands, a New York-state based alcohol giant, on Thursday reported a net loss of $525.2 million in its most recent quarter, with most of the loss coming from its 38% stake in cannabis company, Canopy Growth.

The red ink underscores the uncertainties mainstream companies face when partnering with a business involved in the emerging cannabis industry, which is facing uncertainty in the wake of the vaping health crisis as well as marijuana’s illegal status under federal law in the United States.

Constellation, which reported net income of $1.15 billion for the same period in 2018, attributed “equity losses and related activities” of $484.4 million from its stake in Canada-based Canopy in its fiscal second quarter 2020, which ended Aug. 31.

” a net loss of $525.2 million ”
Ready Set Go! The race to the bottom has a leader. Reminds me of the video rental store days. The big players ate the smaller players, Then they preyed on each other! The day’s of needing separate brick and mortar store fronts to sell items from one single plant is short sided. When the race to the bottom and it’s cannibalizing effect on our industry is in full operational mode, It would not surprise me if Amazon swoops in and finishes the failed attempts of the corporate gold diggers.